Nose-ring for live stock.



U. G. STEWART.

NOSE RING' FOR LIVE STOCK. APPLICAUON FILED ocT.14, 1914.

L136A96. Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

wif/nemo 1HE MORRIS PETERS C0.. PHOro-LlTHo. WASHINGTON. D. C I

-; Prion ULYSsEs G. STEWART, or PARIS, ILLINOIS.

. NOSE-RING FOR LIVE STOCK.

nisefiee.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, i915.

Application led October 14, 1914. Serial N0. 866,649.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ULYssEs G. STEWART,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Paris, in the county ofEdgar and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use- -fulImprovements in Nose-Rings for Live Stock; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to animal husbandry, and more particularly torestraining devices, but with still greater particularity to nose-ringsor clips for use with livestock, especially hogs, to preventfence-lifting or rooting.

It has for an object the production of an inexpensive nose-ring ofextremely simple construction, which is at once durable and peculiarlyeflicient in the performance of its intended functions.

As a further object this invention contemplates the production of aring, of the chary acter indicated, which is readily and convenientlyapplied to the snout of an animal, and there retained, by reason of itsstructural formation, always in operative relation.

Other objects and advantages ofthe present invention will be apparent topersons skilled in the art to which it relates, and to persons engagedin the industry of hog raising. Y

IIheV invention will be hereinafter particularly described and pointed`out in the claims following.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this application forLetters Patent, and whereon corresponding reference characters indicatelike partsin the several views: Figure l represents in perspective myinvention applied to the nose of an Illinois porker about to engage inan effort at fence lifting. Fig. 2 is also a perspective view of thepresent invention detached, but with ring closed, and Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the invention as applied to an animals snout, showing therelation of its projecting prongs.

Reference being had to the drawings and characters thereon, l indicatesthe body of my improved nose-ring of relatively stift| wire, comprisinglaterally extending arms oppositely sharpened or beveled upon theirintegral formation with extremities as at 2, 2. These arms, initially,may extend laterally in a common plane, or they may be partially shapedinto the form of an open annulus, or an open triangle,.or any othersuitable figure, but in any event they -are to be nally shaped at theinstant of application to the nose of an animal, by agency of the wellknown clamping pincers which regulate and determine the final shape ofbody portion l.

Crossing body l at a point intermediate its beveled ends 2, 2, andapproximately at right angles to the plane of the ring formed therefrom,is a bisecting bar preferably of stiif wire, comprising an advanceupstanding lifting prong 3, and a downwardly extending relativelyshorter goad or spur 4, of

said body l, or securely brazed thereto, as best shown by Figs. 2 and 3of the drawings.

rIhis being a description of my invention in its preferred form ofconstruction it should be understood that I do not confine myself tosuch, but lay claim to all modifications and variations in form,structural arrangement, and materials which are capable of accomplishingsubstantially the same results in substantially a like manner.

In practical operation the body or ring portion l punctures thecartilage between nostrils of an animal, such as the hog A shown by Fig.1 of the drawings, whereupon lifting prong 3 projects above the snout asshown, and is maintained in this position by spur or goad 4 bearing uponthe end of the nose at a point below that of attachment and above themouth of the animal. It is desirable that the said prong 3 shouldproject slightly above the animals nose, and that the end of spur 4should not project below, but on the contrary terminate immediatelyabove the mouth for reasons which will later appear. `And while there isno invariable rule as to length of the projections 3 and 4, the formershould preferably project above the animals snout from one-quarter toonehalf of one inch, and in matured animals should therefore measurefrom one and onequarter to two inches in length, while the shorter spuror goad 4 should fall short of crossing the snout in order that itsextreme end may bear thereon as shown by Figs. l and 3.

lVhen constructed and applied substantially as shown and described myimproved j upon ring l as a Q Y v i,136,496

nose-ring effectually restrains and prevents the animal either fromlifting fence strands,

or rooting in the earth, by reason of the reaction upon thecomparatively tender partition between nostrils in the well understoodmanner. In addition, however, it may be, noted that an attempt to rootunder and lift a fence strand such as B, Fig. l, causes the latter toride clown the animals snout until checked by the upstanding projectionor prong 3 as illustrated, tilts fulcrum, and thus applies thev spur orgoad 4: to the end of the animals nose temporarily inflicting pain atthat point as well asl upon the cartilage between nostrils, to not vonly discourage but absolutely `prevent fence-lifting or rooting socommon with this class of stock.

Having thus described my invention, what I now claim anddesire to secureby Letters Patent is: i

vLAS an article of manufacture a nosering for live stock having anupstanding .Y prong adapted to project above the animals Copies of thispatent may be obtained for adapted to project above the entire deviceVsnout, and a depending spur having its end adapted to bear upon the endlof said snout.

2. As an varticle of manufacture a nosering for live stock crossed by anupstanding prong andra depending spur, the former the animals snout, andthe latter adapted to bear at its end upon the end of said snout.

3. As an article of manufacture a unity nose-ring for live stock,comprising in combination a body portion adapted to be secured betweenthe nostrilspof an animal, an

upstanding prong adapted to project above the animals snout, and adepending spur having its end arranged and adapted to bear upon the endof said snout.

.In testimony whereof l aflix my signature, in presence of subscribingwitnesses.

Y A ULYSSES Gr. STEWART?.

W'itness'es Y P. J. RooNnY,

FRED RHoAns, RICHARD S. DYAs.` i

ive cents each, by addressing the FGommissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G.

